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Itinerary for Mar 4 — Mar 22, 2014

Description: Yoga Sessions
Expansive terrace with a fabulous view of the Qutub Minar
Building designed as per VAASTU (the ancient Indian science of architecture) to energise you by ensuring calm and peaceful sleep.

Note: Your group leader will not be staying with you at the bed and breakfast in Delhi. However, the owners of the bed and breakfast is there to take care of you during the evening. Your group leader will be there during the day. Note that you will also be given a cell phone during your stay in India. It will have pre-programmed phone numbers and your group leader will show you how to use it.

Description: Yoga Sessions
Expansive terrace with a fabulous view of the Qutub Minar
Building designed as per VAASTU (the ancient Indian science of architecture) to energise you by ensuring calm and peaceful sleep.

Day Three: Thursday, March 06 - Old Delhi / Qutub Minar/ Lecture on Public Educa...

Note: Moderately Challenging Day.
The group will be required to use the metro system in Delhi as well as some walking.

Breakfast: Breakfast at accommodation. Then join your group leader for a brief language lesson.

Morning: Then depart for your first visit to Old Delhi, with its narrow dirt roads, its myriad people and inexpensive and colorful bazaars that keep alive the traditional workmanship for which Delhi has always been famous. Ride on the bicycle rickshaws, which takes you into the heart of Chandni Chowk. Negotiating alleyways, which seemingly get narrower and narrower, you end up at the Jama Masjid, the largest Muslim mosque in India.

Lunch: Lunch in Old Delhi.

Afternoon: Presentation on public education systems in India and group discussion on cultural differences and learning styles. sit Qutub Minar, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then continue to the Qutub Minar was constructed with red sandstone and marble, and is the tallest minaret in India, with a height of 237.8 ft and has 379 stairs to reach the top. Then walk back to your accommodation.

Description: Yoga Sessions
Expansive terrace with a fabulous view of the Qutub Minar
Building designed as per VAASTU (the ancient Indian science of architecture) to energise you by ensuring calm and peaceful sleep.

Note: Moderately Challenging Day.
The group will be required to use the metro system in Delhi.

Breakfast: Breakfast at accommodation.

Morning: Discovering Gandhi Smriti: This house is where the Father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi lived, received most of his famous visitors and it was here on January 30, 1949,that he was assassinated. The house has since been converted into a museum. Enjoy an exclusive presentation on the life and principles of Gandhi by a guest lecturer.

Lunch: Lunch at restaurant in New Delhi.

Afternoon: Visit Connaught Place which is the heart of New Delhi and spend some time with the guides of the NGO Salaam Baalak Trust, who have developed an exciting city walk through the enchanting streets of the inner-city of Paharganj and the New Delhi railway station area. Nobody knows Delhi's streets better than the young people who are fully trained as guides. These spirited youngsters will share their life journey and take you on a guided walk by visiting the schools that are funded by this walk. Continue to Visit Humayun's tomb which is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's wife Hamida Banu Begum in 1562 AD. It was the first garden tomb on the Indian subcontinent.

Description: Yoga Sessions
Expansive terrace with a fabulous view of the Qutub Minar
Building designed as per VAASTU (the ancient Indian science of architecture) to energise you by ensuring calm and peaceful sleep.

Note: Moderately Challenging Day.
The group will be required to use the metro system independently in Delhi.

Breakfast: Breakfast at accommodation.

Morning: Visit local pottery studio and learn about the process of making clay, glazing and have a chance to work with Indian experts. Explore Dilli Haat an open-air food and craft bazaar located in Delhi. Dilli Haat has permanent food and craft stalls representing each state of India, giving a complete variety of tastes available all over India.

Note: Moderately Challenging Day.
The group will be required to take a local train from Delhi to Jaipur on your own. You will be dropped off at the train station and your luggage will be taken to your cabin for you. Upon arrival in Jaipur, there will be someone to meet you at the train station and take you to the bed and breakfast.

Morning: Service Learning:Start your day by tutoring English to the students of Kalwar Public School. You will be immersed in a large Rajasthani school with students in grades 6th-12th. After tutoring prepare lesson plans.

Lunch: Lunch at accommodation.

Afternoon: Jaipur is popularly known as the "Pink City", from the pink-colored sandstone of the buildings in the old walled city. On your exploration of this afternoon, visit:
The City Palace which stands in the centre of the city. Part of it is still the Maharaja's residence, while most of the complex has been developed into a museum containing rare manuscripts, fine specimens of Rajput and Mughal paintings, back scratchers, royal apparel and an armory.
The observatories, or "Jantar Mantars" as they are commonly known, incorporate multiple buildings of unique form, each with a specialized function for astronomical measurement. These structures with their striking combinations of geometric forms, have captivated the attention of architects, artists, and art historians world-wide. Continue Enjoy the remainder of the afternoon exploring the Amber Fort. Amber, the capital of Rajasthan for 6 centuries before Jaipur was built, lies 11 km north of Jaipur. Rising majestically on the slopes of a hill, this 11th century fort and palace complex is a blend of Hindu and Muslim styles.

Day Nine: Wednesday, March 12 - Service Learning/ Cultural Exploration

Breakfast: Breakfast at accommodation.

Morning: Service Learning: Continue Service Project. Start your day tutoring English to the students of Kalwar Public School. After tutoring prepare lesson plans.

Lunch: Lunch at accommodation.

Afternoon: Free afternoon in Jaipur. Transfer to Jaipur and spend the afternoon exploring Jaipur to your liking. Take in the riot of colors on a walk with your Study Leader through the local markets of Jaipur.

Description: The Trident Agra is set among beautiful gardens, fountains, landscaped courtyards and is built of red stone reminiscent of the Mughal Era. The Hotel is, a stone's throw away from one of the new seven wonders of the world, the Taj Mahal.

Facility amenities: Audio-visual equipment
Photocopying service
Currency exchange
Laundry and valet service
Wheelchairs
Rooms for the physically challenged Cloakroom for the physically challenged
Doctor on call
Beauty salon
The Restaurant overlooks the pool and serves International and Indian cuisine.
Bar serves a selection of spirits, wines and cocktails.

Smoking policy: NoSmoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Day Eleven: Friday, March 14 - Service Learning/ Train to Agra

Note: The group will be required to take a local train from Jaipur to Agra. Please note that you will be taking a train on your own again. You will be dropped off at the train station and you will be picked up from the train station.

Breakfast: Breakfast at accommodation.

Morning: Service Learning: Continue Service Project. Start your day tutoring English to the students of Kalwar Public School. After tutoring prepare lesson plans.

Lunch: Lunch at home-stay.

Afternoon: Coach Transfer to Jaipur and take Train to Agra. Duration about 4.5 hours.

Description: The Trident Agra is set among beautiful gardens, fountains, landscaped courtyards and is built of red stone reminiscent of the Mughal Era. The Hotel is, a stone's throw away from one of the new seven wonders of the world, the Taj Mahal.

Facility amenities: Audio-visual equipment
Photocopying service
Currency exchange
Laundry and valet service
Wheelchairs
Rooms for the physically challenged Cloakroom for the physically challenged
Doctor on call
Beauty salon
The Restaurant overlooks the pool and serves International and Indian cuisine.
Bar serves a selection of spirits, wines and cocktails.

Smoking policy: NoSmoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Morning: Set out pre-dawn to watch the rising sun bathe the pristine white marble of the Taj Mahal in warm hues of gold, ochre and orange. Take some time to explore the exquisite grounds and view the highly decorated inner chamber. Return to the hotel for breakfast, then explore Itmad-Ud-Daulah's tomb.

Lunch: Lunch at local restaurant.

Afternoon: Exploring Agra Fort and Itmad-Ud-Daulah's tomb, led by your Study Leader visit Itmad-Ud-Daulah's tomb, popularly known as "baby Taj", this is the tomb of Mirza Ghiyash Begh. He became a very powerful person, more so when the Emperor Jahangir married his daughter Noor Jahan. The tomb was designed by Noor Jahan and was the first Mughal building using marble inlay work. Next visit Agra Fort, Originally planned as an impregnable military structure by Akbar, the Agra Fort, over a period of time, acquired all the elegance, lavishness and majesty of an imperial palace. Situated 3 km upstream of the Taj Mahal on the right bank of the Yamuna.

Note: The group will be required to take a local train from Agra to Jaipur. Please note that you will be taking a train on your own again. You will be dropped off at the train station and you will be picked up from the train station.

Day Sixteen: Wednesday, March 19 - Service Learning/ Free Time in Jaipur

Breakfast: Breakfast at accommodation.

Morning: Service Learning: Continue Service Project. Start your day tutoring English to the students of Kalwar Public School. After tutoring prepare lesson plans.

Afternoon: Transfer to Jaipur.

Afternoon: Free Time This Afternoon with Options Below To Explore On Own, or enjoy an optional activity and head into Jaipur and visit with local Block printers, Carpet designers, Blue Pottery or Free Time

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